“The online Form 6 was changed illegally — as the EC’s own Commissioners have recorded. Who at the ECI ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change?”: Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the online Form 6 used for fresh voter registration had been changed “illegally” and asked who in the Election Commission had ordered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to make the alteration.
In a post on X, Gandhi questioned who at the commission had authorised the change, who at TCS had approved it and whether the company had been pressured to make the modification.
“The online Form 6 was changed illegally — as the EC’s own Commissioners have recorded. Who at the ECI ordered Tata Consultancy Services to make that change?” he asked.
Responding to the post, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner had introduced the changes in mid-July 2026 to remove Gen Z voters from electoral rolls.
“Clearly, the move was orchestrated by the PM-HM (Narendra Modi-Amit Shah) duo,” Ramesh said, without providing further evidence for the allegation.
The remarks came a day after the Opposition I.N.D.I.A. bloc announced programmes against what it described as threats to democracy and irregularities in electoral processes.
At a meeting attended by leaders of 19 parties, the bloc announced joint “Save Democracy” marches in all districts and five major rallies. Opposition MPs are scheduled to march to the Election Commission on October 6, while Opposition leaders plan to meet the President to raise concerns over alleged irregularities in voter-list revision.
The bloc reiterated its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and called for future elections to be held using ballot papers.
The developments followed a report that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised objections at least 14 times over the past 10 months to decisions and orders concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The Election Commission has maintained that differing views are normal during institutional deliberations and that its orders have full legal sanction and follow established statutory procedures.
